Versailles
2024
Computer Files, Websites
Versailles, France, 1667. Louis XIV is 28 years old. He will soon be recognised as the greatest of kings. A brilliant political strategist, Louis is haunted by the trauma of The Fronde, a bitter civil war in which the nobility rebelled against the crown. Determined to bring his rich courtiers to heel, and establish his absolute power, he devises an elaborate Machiavellian plan. He transforms his father’s hunting lodge into the most magnificent château in Europe, The Palace of Versailles. As well as protecting him, and providing a lavish setting for romance, it will keep the nobility away from Paris. They will realise too late it is a gilded prison. They are under the control of a master manipulator. Historical and fictional characters – flamboyant nobles, beautiful courtesans and humble servants – guide us through this intoxicating world of secrets, betrayals, love and war. This is Versailles in all its brutal glory.
Main title:
Author:
Vlahos, Alexander, actorCasar, Amira, actorWilliams, Evan, actorBlagden, George, actorSchmidt, Noémie, actorBowman, Stuart, actorRunyan, Tygh, actorStudioCanal (Firm), distributorKanopy (Firm), distributor
Work:
Imprint:
StudioCanal, 2016.[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2024.
Collation:
1 online resource (streaming video file) (1607 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Notes:
Title from title frames.FilmIn Process Record.Originally produced by StudioCanal in 2016.
Performers:
Alexander Vlahos, Amira Casar, Evan Williams, George Blagden, Noémie Schmidt, Stuart Bowman, Tygh Runyan
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Language:
English
BRN:
483199
Electronic access:
Access eFilm - A Kanopy streaming videohttps://www.kanopy.com/node/14295942/external-image - Cover Image